Hospital’s Mission:
We care for our patients and their families when it matters most. In partnership with the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook leads by discovery, innovation teaching and learning.

Year Founded: 1948

Hospital Type: Public

University Affiliations: University of Toronto

Accreditations:

Accreditation Canada

Level 1 Trauma Centre Accreditation (1st centre verified outside the US by the American College of Surgeons, 2023)

Hospital Awards/Recognitions:

• One of the World's Best Hospitals (2022) by Newsweek

• One of LinkedIn's Top Companies in Canada (2021)

• One of Canada's Best Employers for Recent Graduates (2021) by The Career Directory

• One of Canada's Greenest Employers (2021)

Leadership Appointments:

• President and Past Presidents Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society CORS

• Canadian representative International Combined Orthopaedic Research Society (ICORS)

• Past President Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA)

• COA Board of Directors

• Chair Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation (COF)

• Past Presidents Canadian Spine Society

• Past Presidents Ontario Orthopaedic Association

• AO Board Trustees

• Membership Chair and Board Member ISOC

• Co-Chair Bone and Joint Canada

• Medical Directors NBA Toronto Raptors and D-League

• International Program Editor Upper Extremity Task Force AO Education Institute

• Deputy Editor Journal Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) and Co-Editor JBJS Open Access

• Editor AO Surgery Reference

• AO Milestone Project Editor                                                                                      

Number of Orthopaedic Residents: 8-10

Length of Residency: 5 years

Number of Orthopaedic Fellows: 13-15

Length of fellowship: 1-2 years

Fellowship categories:
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Sport Medicine, Lower Extremity Knee Joint Preservation Surgery, Upper Extremity and Orthopaedic Trauma, Pelvis/Acetabular and Orthopaedic Trauma, Lower Reconstruction, Spine

Is CME required in your country? Yes

Does your hospital/center conduct CME programs?
Yes, average of 5 per month.

Average number of peer reviewed articles published annually: ~70 across HBJ Program.

Number of beds: 1,354

Total number of active medical staff (MDs):
Orthopaedic Surgeons – 20
Rheumatologists – 4
Physiatrists – 14
Rehabilitation – see above

Number of scientists: Sunnybrook Research Institute total ~200

Type of research:
Holland Bone and Joint Program Research Foci: clinical epidemiology (orthopaedics, rheumatology), clinical trials, orthopaedic biomechanics, surgical education, spinal metastases, computational analysis/machine learning, MRI focused ultrasound, basic science / translational research fracture healing.

Amount of grant funding received annually: Sunnybrook Research Institute ~$100 Million

Number of full time employees: ~10,000

Number of operating rooms: Hospital total = 25 (20 Bayview Campus, 5 Holland Centre Campus)

Number of orthopaedic surgeries:
Over 1,300 urgent and 3,900 scheduled surgeries annually

Number of outpatient visits to orthopaedists, rheumatologists, and other medical services:

72,000 annual visits as part of Holland Bone and Joint Program